The adoption of multi-cloud strategies has become common among companies seeking flexibility, resilience and competitiveness. However, with the diversification of providers, management complexity also grows — especially when it comes to cost governance. After all, how can we ensure full visibility over spending across different clouds, each with its own rules, metrics and billing formats?
That's where good practices and the right tools come in to maintain financial control without giving up freedom of choice.
The main challenges of multi-cloud governance
The lack of standardization between AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and other providers makes it difficult to obtain a consolidated view of costs. It is common for companies to face problems such as:
- Duplicity of resources due to lack of communication between teams;
- Idle environments generating unnecessary charges;
- Lack of visibility into who is consuming what, in which project and why;
- Difficulty in crossing financial data with strategic objectives.
Practical solutions to simplify control
Cost governance in multi-cloud environments requires more than sporadic reporting. It requires an automated, continuous and integrated approach based on three pillars:
1. Standardized Tagging
Use Tags Consistent (labels) across all providers allow you to clearly identify which team, application or project is associated with each resource. This makes it easier to analyze consumption by business unit and avoids waste.
2. Consumption and Budget Alerts
Setting spending limits by service, account, or team, with real-time alerts, helps you catch deviations before they become financial problems. Tools like AWS Budgets or Cloud Billing Reports are great allies in this process.
3. Centralized Dashboards
Consolidate data from all providers into a single, interactive dashboard. This provides 360° view, allowing agile decisions aligned with the company's strategy.
Count on Flexa Cloud for your multi-cloud strategy
With proven expertise in FinOps, automation and cloud governance, Flexa Cloud helps your company transform complex environments into efficient and controlled operations. From defining the tagging strategy to implementing intelligent dashboards, we support you every step of the way.
Talk to Flexa and bring clarity to your cloud.
